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The Dance Begins

© Copyright John C. House, Everyday Miracles Photography.
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I was able to get a photographer’s pass at the Cheyenne Rodeo last year, which allowed me to shoot from the ”Pit,“ a dugout with a concrete roof that allows a view of the arena at nearly ground level, a perfect perspective for seeing the action. Shooting with my 300mm f-4 lens I was able to follow the action fairly well and get close enough to fill the viewfinder, though things here move a great deal faster than I am accustomed to and things did not always stay in the viewfinder for long. This is a shot of an event called steer wrestling, or bulldogging. The cowboy must dismount from a perfectly good horse traveling at a pretty good pace to grab a steer by the horns, slow and stop the steer by digging in the heels of his boots in the dirt, and then simply wrestle the 200 to 300 pound steer over off of its feet. Nothing to it. This fellow is just off his horse and is beginning to try to convince the steer to go over. The steer, on the other hand, is not so fond of the idea. This is the beginning of that dance.

Taken in: United States / Wyoming / Cheyenne (show map)

Taken on: July 22, 2014

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Camera: Nikon D700 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D700
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.1 (Macintosh)
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